Posts Tagged ‘vietnam’

The NY Times and John McCain

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

I get the NY Times by e-mail very day and usually skim a couple of articles. Today there was another hit piece on McCain and I began to read it but figured it would soon by “Fisked” and I would wait for that. Sure enough,  here it is. This was a pretty pitiful effort but even poor old George McGovern is trying to get his licks in.

I would say, ‘John, you were shot down early in the war and spent most of the time in prison. I flew 35 combat missions with a 10-man crew and brought them home safely every time.’

I’d say it’s too bad SAM missiles hadn’t been invented in 1944 but there were nine other guys in that B 17 with McGovern.

Senator Rockefeller doesn’t know this

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Senator Rockefeller, a left wing Senator from West Virginia who never served in the military, accused Senator McCain of ” dropp[ing] laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet in Vietnam. The fact that laser guided missiles had not been invented when John McCain was shot down in 1967 was only a slight impediment to Senator Standard Oil’s fantasy. However, in the interest of education, I thought I would offer to show Senator Rockefeller what laser guided missiles look like in action.

Enjoy.

To set the record straight

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

I just read a book that provides the background of the Swiftboat Vets campaign against Kerry in 2004. It is called To Set the Record Straight. It is a little odd that Amazon shows only a paperback edition at a price of $25. The authors have a website also called To Set the Record Straight. The website also lists the book and I bought two copies at a slightly higher price for hard cover. It is a very good read and I highly recommend it.

My review should be up on Amazon soon and I won’t repeat it. The other reviews are interesting. Several are from vets who provide additional documentation and a couple are from disgruntled Kerry supporters still fighting the war of 2004.